Michael John Rae (born July 26, 1951) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League.
Early life[]
Rae attended and played high school football at Lakewood High School.
College career[]
Rae played college football at the University of Southern California. In 1972 Rae was at the helm as the Trojans went undefeated to a Rose Bowl win en route to the National Championship.[1]
- 1970: 20/45 for 331 yards with 4 TD and 1 INT.[2]
- 1971: 38/79 for 599 yards with 7 TD and 4 INT.
- 1972: 114/199 for 1754 yards with 5 TD and 12 INT. 82 carries for 247 yards and 5 TD.
Professional career[]
Rae played for the Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins between 1976 and 1981. He played previously for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.[3] Rae also shared quarterback duties with former UCLA quarterback Tom Ramsey during the inaugural season of the L.A. Express of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983.[4]
Now[]
Since 2008, Rae has been the men's golf coach at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Jenkins, Dan. "No Doubt About Who's Champ". Sports Illustrated, January 8, 1973. Retrieved on May 8, 2013.
- ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/mike-rae-1.html
- ↑ Ottawa Citizen. "Big Z's boot is cold and so are the Argos". September 2, 1975, p. 21. Retrieved on May 8, 2013.
- ↑ Associated Press. "Express Trade Ramsey". Ocala Star-Banner, March 30, 1984, p. 3C. Retrieved on May 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403085012/http://www.saddleback.edu/athletics/Golf/Staff.html. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
